2022 NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – It’s time to flip the calendar to October.

Here is the newest edition of the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2022 season, as released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday afternoon.

Regional Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams’ strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible to receive a ranking. Teams with provisional status within the region may be ranked.

Regional Championships Saturday is set for Saturday, November 19.

Atlantic Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Charleston (W.Va.), No. 2 Seton Hill, No. 3 Slippery Rock

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Edinboro, No. 5 Lock Haven

Note: Lock Haven climbed back into the top-5. The Bald Eagles finished 18th in the Brown section of the Paul Short Run and finished well ahead of former No. 5 Davis and Elkins, who fell back to No. 10 following a 39th-place finish.

Central Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Augustana (S.D.), No. 2 Minnesota Duluth, No. 3 Winona State

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Pittsburg State, No. 5 Neb.-Kearney

East Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Southern New Hampshire, No. 2 Daemen, No. 3 Saint Anselm

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan, No. 5 Adelphi

Midwest Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Grand Valley State, No. 2 Cedarville, No. 3 Lewis

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Wayne State (Mich.), No. 5 Southwest Baptist

South Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Lee (Tenn.), No. 2 Tampa, No. 3 Alabama-Huntsville

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Mississippi College, No. 5 Saint Leo

South Central Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Adams State, No. 2 Colorado School of Mines, No. 3 UC-Colorado Springs

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Dallas Baptist, No. 5 Western Colorado

Note: Dallas Baptist improved four spots from No. 8 to No. 4 in Week 3. The Patriots recently placed third behind NCAA DI Arkansas and Southern Miss at the Chile Pepper Festival.

Southeast Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Wingate, No. 2 Flagler, No. 3 North Georgia

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne, No. 5 Anderson (S.C.)

West Region

Projected AQs: No. 1 Cal State Stanislaus, No. 2 Chico State, No. 2 Western Washington

Also in the Hunt: No. 4 Biola (Calif.), No. 5 Azusa Pacific